Test: Nielsen Poetry Vocab - 20 Questions

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5 Matching Questions

  1. figure of speech
  2. stress
  3. juxtaposition
  4. caesura
  5. conceit
  1. a a break or pause in the middle of a line
  2. b placing two things together that normally don't go together
  3. c an image or metaphor that compares one thing to something very different
  4. d special emphasis when saying certain syllables
  5. e a verbal expression in which words or sounds are arranged in a particular way to achieve a particular effect

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. when one image represents a different idea or thing
  2. the pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines
  3. when the end of a line of poetry does not have the end of a sentence; the sentence continues into the next line
  4. a poem in the form of a song that tells of love or adventure
  5. words that rhyme with each other inside a single line

5 True/False Question

  1. onomatopoeia → a figure of speech, where words imitate sounds

          

  2. lyric → a poem that describes a poet's feelings

          

  3. meter → a poem of mourning over the loss of a person, thing, way of life, etc.

          

  4. hyperbole → a poem that describes a poet's feelings

          

  5. narrative → tells a story, using the same elements as a short story

          

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